Ate de Jong
Ate de Jong (* 1953 in Aardenburg ) is a Dutch film director , screenwriter and film producer .
Career
Ate de Jong studied at the Amsterdam Film Academy from 1970 to 1974. Two years later he made his debut as a director with the feature film Alle dagen feest (1976); Another six movies followed when he moved to Hollywood in 1986 , where he directed several episodes of the American cult series Miami Vice . He also made two movies in the United States - Highway to Hell and My Bad Friend Fred .
In the early 1990s, Ate de Jong returned to Europe and settled in London . Since then he has mainly worked for European co-productions such as All Men Are Mortal , but also for German and Dutch television productions.
In 1998 he founded the production company Mulholland Pictures together with Jeroen Krabbé and Edwin de Vries , for which he has worked as a filmmaker ever since.
Filmography (selection)
- 1976: Everyone is feest
- 1977: Blindgangers (Blindgangers)
- 1978: Dag dokter
- 1980: Confession gezichten, gemengde gevoelens
- 1981: Een Vlucht Regenwulpen (film adaptation of the novel of the same name by Maarten 't Hart )
- 1986: In the shadow of victory (In de schaduw van de overwinning)
- 1991: Highway to Hell (Highway to Hell)
- 1991: My Bad Friend Fred (Drop Dead Fred)
- 1995: All Men Are Mortal
- 1996: When I'm no longer alive
- 1997: When the President rings twice
- 2002: Fogbound
- 2010: Two Eyes Staring (Zwart water)
- 2011: Ek ran jou
- 2012: The bombardment
- 2014: Deadly Virtues: Love.Honour.Obey.
Web links
- Ate de Jong in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Jong, Ate de |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch film director, screenwriter and film producer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1953 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Aardenburg , Zeeland , Netherlands |